So, for example, where I live, my time zone is 8 hours before the Universal Time zone ( i.e., -8 ). So when the Equinox falls on Sept 23, 1:55 am, it means that where I live, the Equinox actually occurs on Sept 22.

The time zones, in other words, may actually change what date you'd want to celebrate the Soltices and Equinoxes.

And now, your handy dandy planning calendar...

Solstice and Equinox Dates

Year

Spring Equinox

Summer Solstice

Fall Equinox

Winter Solstice

2015

March 20, 3:50am

June 21, 4:38pm

Sept 23, 8:21am

Dec 22, 4:48am

2016

March 20, 4:30am

June 20, 10:34pm

Sept 22, 2:21pm

Dec 21, 10:44am

2017

March 20, 10:29am

June 21, 4:24am

Sept 22, 8:02pm

Dec 21, 4:28pm

2018

March 20, 4:15pm

June 21, 10:07am

Sept 23, 1:54am

Dec 21, 10:23pm

2019

March 20, 9:58pm

June 21, 3:54pm

Sept 23, 7:50am

Dec 22, 4:19am

2020

March 20, 3:50am

June 20, 9:44pm

Sept 22, 1:31pm

Dec 21, 10:02am

2021

March 20, 9:37am

June 21, 3:32am

Sept 22, 1:04am

Dec 21, 3:59pm

2022

March 20, 3:33pm

June 21, 9:14am

Sept 23, 1:04am

Dec 21, 9:48pm

2023

March 20, 9:24pm

June 21, 2:58pm

Sept 23, 6:50am

Dec 22, 3:27am

2024

March 20, 3:06am

June 20, 8:51pm

Sept 22, 12:44pm

Dec 21, 9:21am

2025

March 20, 9:01am

June 21, 2:42am

Sept 22, 6:19pm

Dec 21, 3:03pm

Do We Need To Be That Specific?

Not really, no.

Wiccans are pretty practical people. If we can't celebrate on the specific Sabbat dates, we just celebrate when we can. And that's okay. Sometimes my Moon Circle celebrates the Sabbats on the nearest Full Moon, for instance.

In general, a day or so on either side of the Sabbats makes no appreciable difference whatsoever.

If you must celebrate the Sabbats several days earlier, that's better than several days after. Before the Sabbats, the Energy of the Solstice or Equinox is still building, and strong. After the Sabbats, the Energy can drop off rather quickly.

But don't worry too much about it.

After all, in any spiritual endeavour, it's your Intention that is the important things. It may be easier to catch the spirit of a Sabbat before it happens, but you can celebrate the Sabbat whenever you have an Intention to.

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